Derek Jarman’s beach front home has been saved for the nation following a £3.5m campaign. The Cottage and garden, situated on a shingle beach in Kent was once the isolated refuge of this iconic gay rights activist, artist and filmmaker. This came about after the largest ever Arts crowd funding campaign, organised by the actor Tilda Swinton only 10 weeks ago.
The actress, who was with Jarman when he first saw and fell in love with the house said: “When we first launched this appeal, we were